Magicalmetrics - Pro Tour Statistics, 2009-2011

Chris Mascioli

8/24/11

With Pro Tour Philadelphia approaching there has been an increase in the amount of discussion about the best players of the modern era (especially in regards to PT fantasy drafts) which I define as starting with the introduction of the split-format Pro Tour. Presented below are top 20 lists for a number of different statistics over the 2009-2011 Pro Tour season.*

Top Median Finish**

Players who played in 5 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

Players who played in 9 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

Top Average Finish

Players who played in 5 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

Players who played in 9 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

Average Money Earned Per Event***

Players who played in 5 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

Players who played in 9 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

Average Pro Points Earned Per Event

Players who played in 5 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

Players who played in 9 or more Pro Tours from 2009-2011

The following table compares players' rank in median finish in relation to their rank in average money earned per PT. As can be seen by the (very) low r^2 value there is basically no correlation between the two.

About Chris Mascioli

Chris Mascioli is a "criminally underrated Magic Online ringer" from New York who qualified for PT Amsterdam (made Day 2) in 2010 and Nagoya in 2011. If you haven't heard of him before in a Magical context, you probably know of his trip across the world to New Zealand. When not playing Magic Online, he handles his responsibilities as the unofficial president of the unofficial PV Fan Club.